Using WP-CLI in the Webcentral Dashboard

With our unique WordPress command-line interface terminal, using WP-CLI has never been easier! No longer do you need to be a Linux pro to make use of the powerful WP-CLI tool set.

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👍 Tip Before you use WP-CLI, please read the release announcement at the Rocket.net blog for an overview and some basic information about how to use it.

Accessing WP-CLI

To access WP-CLI from the Webcentral Dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Webcentral Panel at https://theconsole.webcentral.au/
2. In the left sidebar, click Managed WordPress:

3. On the My Websites page, locate the site, and then click Manage

4. On the Webcentral dashboard, click the Advanced icon:

5. In the Advanced Settings section, in the WP Command Line Interface row, click WP-CLI:

6. The WP-CLI terminal appears, ready for your commands:

Using WP-CLI

The WP-CLI Terminal is not the same as an SSH command prompt. The only command available is wp with another command called an "argument" after it. For example:

wp theme list
wp plugin list  
wp user list

The wp command invokes WP-CLI, and [item] list displays lists of each of those items.

One of the most powerful tools available in WP-CLI is the search-replace command, which allows you to search the database for any text and replace it.

For example, the following command changes references from an old domain name (example.net) to a new domain name (example.com):

wp search-replace 'https://example.net' 'https://example.com'

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Important You should not use this command to change a site’s domain name. The example above refers to an arbitrary URL in the database.

In some cases, you may need to use the options –all-tables and –precise to instruct WP-CLI to search the entire database. You may also want to add the –dry-run option at the end so you can test the command without making any actual replacements in the database.